Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

FLOOR ACTION:
Reported by a record vote of 243-179, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 241-179, on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

MANAGERS: Reed/McGovern

1. Structured rule.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources shall be considered as adopted and that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Provides that each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.

Would seek to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease on OCS lands that are seaward or adjacent to a coastal State which has a moratorium on offshore oil, gas, and mining activities.

Revised Would require a GAO report detailing the effects of both the Obama Administration drilling moratorium and this Act on energy technology innovation and diversification, domestic energy prices in the United States, and the extent to which this Act has helped create new jobs.

Would ensure the protection of the entire West Coast of the United States by amending the proposed criteria when making available for leasing any outer Continental Shelf planning areas for the 2012-2017 five-year oil and gas leasing program.

Would prohibit any lease-sale from going forward where either the National Academy of Science or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has determined that use by human beings of any non-renewable resource expected to be extracted from the subject property contributes to global climate change.

Would add a safety component to the oil production goal established by the bill without changing the production goal. The goal is to reduce the fatality rate for workers in the oil and gas industry to half or less of that for the 2004 to 2009 period.

Would require the Secretary of Interior to conduct a study to identify the necessary levels of staffing and training of technical engineers and such other personnel as are necessary to review bids for leases to be made available in oil and gas leasing programs under this Act and report back to Congress.

Would require that the Interior Secretary include safety information when compiling the report required by the bill. Such information should include companies' obligations under the Oil Pollution Act, history of worker fatalities, and violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Clean Water Act, or Clean Air Act.

Would direct the Secretary of Interior to issue a yearly report to Congress detailing steps taken by industry and the agency to improve facility management. The report also calls for an update on progress made relating to NEPA and other steps taken to address safety and environmental concerns.

Would direct the IG of the Department of Interior to submit a yearly report to Congress describing BOEMRE's efforts to improve offshore safety and accident investigation. The report also calls for an evaluation of the safety efforts and recommendations for improvements.

Would protect the George's Bank fishing grounds from oil and gas development.

Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 92

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to report an open rule. Defeated 3-6.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNo Vote

Mr. ReedNo Vote

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterNo Vote

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 93

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #20 offered by Rep. Boswell (IA), which would require the Secretary of Interior to include requirements for any person awarded a lease under the program to give preference to hiring veterans for activities under the lease. Defeated 3-6.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNo Vote

Mr. ReedNo Vote

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterNo Vote

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 94

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to amend the rule to add a new section at the end of rule to provide for the immediate consideration, upon the adoption of the rule, of amendment #7, offered by Reps. McGovern as a standalone bill under an open rule. Defeated 3-6.

Majority MemberVote

Mr. SessionsNo Vote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. ScottNay

Mr. WebsterNo Vote

Mr. ReedNo Vote

Mr. Dreier, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterNo Vote

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisYea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 95

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 1231 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #19, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL), which would prohibit any lease-sale from going forward where either the National Academy of Science or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has determined that use by human beings of any non-renewable resource expected to be extracted from the subject property contributes to global climate change. Defeated 3-7.